We've been framed...

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 01/19/2020 at 05:55 • Filed to: Houselopnik

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We decided that it was high time to address our north facing wall. This is actually our sons bedroom. We knew it had gaps in the weatherboards but this is a bit ridiculous.

That pile of kindling inside our wall is an old rat’s nest... complete with very old rat. And a half a pound of steel wool. The previous owner used the steel wool as a gap sealer...I will leave the ludicrousness of that for others to consider. Suffice to say that if we had been subjected to an ember attack during the recent bushfire...we’d have been beyond toasty.

At least I know I have things to do this week!

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 06:29

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definitely needs some work

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 07:20

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I think steel wool is an old time  rat deterrent for filling gaps so it’s not THAT crazy. But better to fix it properly. 

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 08:40

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That’s an exterior wall? Yipes!

Yeah, I'd day you've got some work to do!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 01/19/2020 at 09:34

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Better  If you mix it with the caulking,

SpecsGTP > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 10:16

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That room had to colder than a reception by my ex-in-laws! Lots of insulation time for a temporary fix, and best would be to Tyvek the  outside under the siding to seal and protect.

Wacko > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 10:24

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Cant you just use a few cans of spray foam and call it a day?

shop-teacher > SpecsGTP 01/19/2020 at 11:03

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Lol!

M.T. Blake > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 11:10

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I’m getting cold looking at those gaps. 

Wacko > SpecsGTP 01/19/2020 at 12:50

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Don’t think cold is a problem down under.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > SpecsGTP 01/19/2020 at 16:05

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Actually, cold is not the issue here. Frosts are rare, even in winter. At worst, we can expect temperatures down to -5 degrees centigrade and only for a few hours. It’s the heat that is the issue!

The plan is to a) fit a membrane like Tyvek to the existing stud wall; b) build another stud wall inside the existing one then fill it with insulation and line it; and C) remove the ironbark weatherboards, put more insulation into the existing stud wall, membrane over then cover with corrugated steel sheet. No more gaps!!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 01/19/2020 at 16:08

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Yep...the house is at least 30 years old. The weatherboards are straight from the mill ironbark...so they were laid green and allowed to dry insitu. Unfortunately, they were top nailed only...which allowed quite some movement!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Wacko 01/19/2020 at 16:10

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No...spray foam is for amateurs. Especially given it is not UV tolerant and the cheaper stuff that everybody uses is actually water absorbent.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > M.T. Blake 01/19/2020 at 16:11

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Meanwhile, I can feel the hot air rising through them!

shop-teacher > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/19/2020 at 22:03

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Is it typical to not have any wall sheathing there?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > shop-teacher 01/20/2020 at 04:50

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In the older housing stock, especially pre 1980's ...very typical.

Even now with brick/veneer houses, it is not uncommon for the timber inner frame to be membrane wrapped then the bricky busts the membrane to fit the wall ties...then the plumber and sparky busts it up a little more doing what they do...and so much for that membrane.